| Cleone Rivett-Carnac | |
| Birth Name: | Cleone Patricia Rivett-Carnac |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1933 |
| Death Place: | Napier, New Zealand |
| Relatives: | James Rivett-Carnac (3xgt-grandfather) |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Javelin throw |
| Coach: | Nelson Charles Rivett-Carnac |
| Nationals: | Javelin champion (1949, 1951–1954) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Cleone Patricia Rivett-Carnac (21 April 1933 – 20 January 2003) was a New Zealand javelin thrower.
Born in 1933, Rivett-Carnac was the daughter of Nelson Charles Rivett-Carnac and Bertha Ella Inez Rivett-Carnac (née Litt).[1] [2] Her great-grandfather, Charles Rivett-Carnac, and his second wife, Frances Rivett-Carnac, were the first husband and wife to win Olympic gold medals.[3] [4] Her great-great-great grandfather, Sir James Rivett-Carnac, 1st Baronet, was the Governor of the Bombay Presidency of British India from 1838 to 1841.[5] [6]
Trained by her father, Rivett-Carnac won the New Zealand national javelin title five times: in 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954.[7] Her winning streak was interrupted by Yvette Williams, who won the championship in 1950.[7] Rivett-Carnac held the New Zealand javelin record from 1948 to 1950.
At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, she won the bronze medal in the javelin throw,[8] with Yvette Williams finishing second in the same event.
Rivett-Carnac also represented Napier in field hockey, netball, and basketball.
Rivett-Carnac worked as a public servant.[9] She began playing golf in 1963, and went on to represent Hawke's Bay/Poverty Bay in that sport.
She died at her home in Napier on 20 January 2003,[10] and her ashes were buried at Napier's Western Hills Cemetery.[9]
In 2007, Rivett-Carnac was inducted into the Hawke's Bay sporting legends hall of fame.[11] Napier Girls' High School awards the Cleone Rivett-Carnac Cup for outstanding sporting achievement.[12]